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With only a few days left until Valentine's, we thought that it would be fun to take a look at the role that food can play in our relationships with a little mini series leading into February 14th.
While we may not think about food all the time, it is a huge part of our daily lives. If we're not eating, we might be planning for the next meal or looking at restaurant reviews online, trying to decide where to eat over the weekend. Our own food preferences are usually at the forefront of our minds as we think about these things. We judge what sounds appealing to us, what menu items are tempting.
It isn't until another person is introduced into the equation that we run into problems. Most of the time, this isn't a big deal. Restaurants offer large menus and most people eat a wide variety of foods, but when your date has a very restrictive diet - vegan, macrobiotic, only purple foods - it can really through a kink into your plans. Have you ever dated someone with a really restrictive diet? How did you work around it or did it turn out to be a dealbreaker?
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2-11-2007 @6:18PM stephanie said... My husband is diabetic, and was diagnosed when we first started dating. We've learned how to work around it, together, and there's some foods we just don't keep in the house. Fortunately, he's the one that taught me to cook, and we're both very adventuresome when it comes to trying new things.
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2-12-2007 @6:41AM GwenRN said... I am the one with the restrictive diet (gluten-free due to celiac disease). For almost a year after my diagnosis,I found it difficult to date. I was often afraid of being mistaken for "picky" or "weird". Then I met the love of my life and began cooking some really special gourmet meals for us. In the end, I think HE has learned to appreciate a wider variety of foods (polenta, quinoa, etc) and I have learned that eating gluten free doesn't have to be so restrictive. I've discovered how to make gluten-free versions of some of his favorites that we can enjoy together (chicken parm, lasagna)
In any relationship, it's important to have similar tastes and outlooks... so I can see where someone who is vegan for moral reasons might have trouble dating a meat-and-potatoes type. I also think that judging a date based only on their diet could lead to some missed opportunities for growth.
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2-24-2007 @11:02AM Sparkina said... I am a vegetarian since 1988 but I do eat milk items. I am very tolerant and have dated gentlemen who DO eat meat/poultry/fish, and am very tolerant. Most of my boyfriends have been good with my food preferences, except this one guy who kept asking me to taste steak when he ordered it in a restaurant.
I am always willing to try new foods (providing they're vegger-friendly. Would like to someday try sea beans and cactus branches, given the opportunity) and scan the produce aisle for yummy new delicacies to enjoy.
If a man doesn't want to date me strictly because of my culinary leanings, then his loss, and I will know that that particular fellow is not my Heart's True Hero.
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2-26-2007 @10:52PM malarkey said... I am a serious foodie, cook and adventuresome eater. I can NOT be with someone who is a picky eater by choice (not medical reasons). It plays such a large part of my enjoyment of life, that I'd end up miserable in th end if I stayed with someone like that.
You know folks, life is easier if you choose someone compatible. You increase by many-fold the chances of the relationship lasting long term if you eliminate lifestyle differences, especially if they are as fundamental as the food you eat everyday.
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